Saturday, 17 December 2011

Chocolate Orange Checkerboard Christmas Cake and a Tigger!


The wonderful thing about Christmas is......




Sometimes it speaks for itself....


Then you find yourself right in the middle of all the excitement....


Feeling thankful.






This cake has been bought to you today by:

Ingredients;  chocolate, chocolate oranges and tangy oranges ,  simple orange buttercream and chocolate buttercream. My recipe chequerboard or checkerboard cake, use orange in the first batter, orange and light cocoa in the second and dark cocoa in the third. 

Great smells;  Zest of oranges, melting chocolate

Grrreat Ideas: inspiration from blogger Becky for ' Tigger ' Writing @ Cakes by Becky

Excitement: Only 7 days left 'til Christmas....

Remembering to say thank you to ALL my Worldwide Friends and wish you

'Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas !'

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23 comments:

  1. Alchemy In The Kitchen17 December 2011 at 19:11

    Pauline, this is gorgeous! You just can't beat that choc-orange combination. Love the little Tigger cake topper. It's grrrrrrrrr-tastic!

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  2. Mrs Mulford17 December 2011 at 19:29

    Thanks Hester, he was fondant too and slightly easier than the lettering!

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  3. The Caked Crusader18 December 2011 at 18:05

    Love it! I've made a chequerboard cake before but never THREE colours - you're showing off!

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  4. The Chocolate Priestess20 December 2011 at 15:26

    This is so adorable! I hope you have a tiggerific holiday!

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  5. Nami | Just One Cookbook20 December 2011 at 15:56

    Haha Pauline, I didn't expect the inside cake is like checkerboard at all!!! I love how you came up with TIGER - love your sense of humor and of course this great looking delicious cake. ;-)

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  6. Mrs Mulford23 December 2011 at 08:55

    THANK YOU !

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  7. Anonymous24 December 2011 at 13:40

    Wow - that's an impressive cake pattering!

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  8. Dreams of cakes25 December 2011 at 09:56

    Happy Christmas!! Thank you for sharing all these delicious recipes with us! Thank you for visiting my blog and for all your nice comments!

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  9. Mrs Mulford29 December 2011 at 18:29

    Thank you, have just resurfaced from Christmas, looking forward to more, Happy Baking 2012!

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  10. Within the Kitchen3 January 2012 at 18:07

    This is such a beautiful cake. Love the checker board!

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  11. Mrs Mulford3 January 2012 at 21:26

    Thank you wish I remember your reindeer cake pops too so I went I checked back and found your Kitkat cake love it. As for pooping reindeer check out the bah humbug blog before this one....a recurring theme :-)

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  12. Anonymous7 January 2012 at 23:03

    Pauline, this is 100% adorable! Well-crafted and delightful characterization of Tigger, only to be unwittingly surprised by the eye-catching checkerboard inside...Brava!

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  13. Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake9 January 2012 at 02:16

    Oh, I love Tigger! What a spectacular cake!

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  14. Jill Colonna9 January 2012 at 13:34

    Catching up on your posts, Pauline. Now that is one amazingly tiggered, checkered cake! Hope you had a wonderful festive season, Happy, Healthy New year to you and cheers to many more fabulous cakes in 2012!

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  15. Mrs Mulford9 January 2012 at 19:55

    Thank you !

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  16. TinaRBK10 January 2012 at 00:29

    This is an amazing display of your talent. I have looked into details of your blog and I really see a lot of creative cake designs here. I am now following, but I hope to see more delicious posts from you in 2012-Happy New Year.

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    1. Mrs Mulford14 January 2012 at 13:20

      Thank you Tina, it's great to share a love of what you do and to learn from others. I've really had my eyes opened on real worldwide recipes, especially via Foddbuzz that tourism could never gain an insight into. Thanks for the follow too, Januuary is going to be a little unusual :-)

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  17. Sarah10 January 2012 at 18:42

    Wow- this cake is incredible!!

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    1. Mrs Mulford14 January 2012 at 13:22

      Thank you, I could do with your photography talent!

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  18. Inessa21 January 2012 at 03:56

    Hi Pauline, nice to meet you. Love your baking and decoration skills. Thanks for visiting my blog :)

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    1. Mrs Mulford21 January 2012 at 13:15

      Thank you Inessa, so many lovely things to choose from our Foodbuddies.

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  19. Becky6 February 2012 at 19:04

    Pauline - what a fantastic cake! Tigger looks quite at home :) And your lettering looks absolutely lovely, I must say! (And I do agree with a previous comment - three shades of cake in a checkerboard cake is showing off a bit, but I LOVE IT!!) Keep it up! ;)

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    1. Mrs Mulford9 February 2012 at 12:55

      Thank you Becky, things get a bit hectic at Christmas on the baking front but he did cheer us up. Talking about showing off you've given me an idea, maybe more than three shades? Maybe six or seven. One for the future currently making valentine cupcakes :-)) ahhhh

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